BEIJIN—No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998.It was started to protect the environment, By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.Other cities ,including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhua, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks the drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day).The slogan(口号) for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive.’’ said, Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
【小题1】There are         cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.

Shopping on the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Why do people use the Internet to shop? Some people say it is more convenient. They don’t have to leave their homes to order something; they can shop for anything they want at any time; they can find things for sale that they can’t find in the stores near their homes. Still other people say they can find better prices on the Internet.

    If you want to buy something on the Internet, you need a credit(信用) card. You have to type your credit card number and information on the website(网页) and send them to the store over the Internet. You have to be sure that the store will not use your information in the wrong way. You don’t want someone to get your credit card number, so be careful with it, beause people sometimes steal(窃取) credit card numbers from stores.

    The Internet is also a good place to go window-shopping. Window-shopping is when you look at the things for sale in a store, but don’t plan to buy anything. In window-shopping you can see what kinds of things you are able to get and how much they cost. Some stores like Ross Stores have a website for information about their stores, but not for shopping. Some stores have a website for information about their stores, and can shop on-line there, such as Office Depot, Payless Shoe Source, Safeway. Some stores like Amazon. com are only for on-line shopping.

1. Some people use the Internet to shop because ________.

    A. they can sleep all day long              B. they want to leave their homes

    C. they want to play with their friends     D. they can get things with less money

2.The Chinese meaning of the word “convenient” in this passage is “________”.

    A. 时髦的           B.较近的            C. 方便的       D. 可用的

3.If you want to shop on the Internet, you need ________.

    A. an ID card           B. a credit card    C. an IC card       D. a room card

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    A. You can shop on-line at www.officedepot.com

    B. You cannot shop on-line at www.rossstores.com

    C. You can only do window-shopping at www.amazon.com

    D. You can do window-shopping and shop on-line at www.safeway.com

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet ?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks（网络）didn’t work well . If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “ surfing ”（浏览）the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples’ life.

1.The Internet has a history of more than ______ years.

A. sixty                              B. ten                                C. fourty                                     D. fifty

2.A new network system was set up to________ .

A. make computers cheap

B. make itself keep on working all the time

C. break down the whole network    

D. make computers large and expensive

3.At first the Internet was only used by _________.

A. the government             B. universities                      C. hospitals and banks     D. schools

4.________ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient .

A. Computers           B. Scientists                    C. Software                   D. Information

5.Which of the following is true ?

A. In the 1960s , computer networks worked well .

B. In the early 1970s , the Internet was easy to use .

C. Today it’s still not easy to get on-line .

D. Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before .

请仔细阅读题，从A、B、C、D中找出其相对应的内容, 并回答小题

1.My philosophy(哲学) of life is work. When work is a pleasure, life is joy! When work is duty, life is slavery(苦役).

2.Bill Bowl always felt sad. His friend told him to swim with a dolphin. He made friends with a dolphin called Simo. Then his life changes. Simo made him happy again.

3.When you cross the International Date Line(国际日期变更线), you change your calendar one full day. Travelling east, today becomes yesterday. Travelling west, it is tomorrow.

4.Many people use the paper only on one side. Why not use both sides? Some students only use one side of the pages in their notebooks. Try to use up all the sides.

5.A doctor told his patient thee was nothing really the matter with him. “All you require is more outdoor life; walk two or three miles regularly every day, by the way, what’s your business?” ”I’m a letter-carrier.” The patient answered.

A. What does the doctor advise?

B. More outdoor exercises.

C. Healthier food.

D. More sleep.

E. More working.